2009 Assembly of Experts by-election in Tehran province

2009 Tehran Province by-election

12 June 2009
The vacant seat to the Assembly of Experts
Candidate Mahmoud Alavi Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri Party — Combatant Clergy Association Popular vote 2,636,032 Percentage 45.09%
Subsequent Member Mahmoud Alavi

A by-election was held on 12 June 2009 for the vacant seat of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran Province, caused by death of Mohammad-Hassan Marashi. It was held along with the 2009 Iranian presidential election.

The seat was won by Mahmoud Alavi, who gained more than 2.6 millions out of 5.8 millions of votes cast. He was not supported by major clerical organizations, The Two Societies had endorsed Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri.

Result

#	Candidate	Electoral list		Votes	%	Notes
		CCA	SST
1	Mahmoud Alavi			2,636,032	45.09	Elected
	Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri	Y	Y			Defeated
	Fakhraddin Mousavi
	Hashem Bathaei
	Mohammad-Ali Amin
	Mehdi Hadavi-Moghaddam
Blank/Invalid Votes
Total Votes				5,846,107	100
Source: ISNA / Mehr News Agency / IRNA